Fender for agricultural implements



(No Model.)

J. W. GRIFFITH & A. H. RIGGS.

FENDER FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMBNTS.

Patented Dec. 3, 1895.

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PATENT JOHN XV. GRIFFITH AND ALEXANDER H. RIGGS, OF TEMPLE, GEORGIA.

FENDER FOR AGRlCULTU RAL IMPLEMENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 550,880, dated December 3, 1895.

Serial No. 558,699. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN W. GRIFFITH and ALEXANDER H. RIGGS, residing at Temple, in the county of Carroll and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and use ful Improvem ents in Fenders for Agricultural Implements, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a fender which is carried at the side of a plow, cultivator, or other implement for working the ground between rows in order to prevent the earth or rocks from being thrown up to an undesired extent upon the young plants; and our invention consists in certain features of novelty in the manner of mounting such a fender, as will hereinafter be fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a representative form of an implement to which our invention is attached, and Fig. 2 is a transverse section showing the mode of clamping the device to the implements and also the manner of fixing the guard to its hanger. Fig. 3 is a View of the fender-blade for use as a cutter for runners from plant-s to be worked.

1 represents the beam of an implement of any suitable character provided with a point 2 and a handle 3.

i represents the guard-board, which is supported in vertical position substantially parallel with the length of the implement by means of the transversely adjustable hanger 5, having a depending arm 6, and said board is further supported longitudinally by a brace 7, which relieves the hanger 5 from strain developed from the board scraping the ground. lhe hanger 5 has a central slot 8 for the reception of attaching-clip 9, which embraces the beam of the implement, and which is secured at its upper ends by nuts 10, bearing upon the plate 11, which embraces the sides of the hanger 5, as shown. The board 4. is attached to the depending arm 6 by bolts 12, which likewise pass through slot 8 and are nutted on the inside, as shown at 13, Fig. 2, in a plate 14, which embraces the sides of the depending arm 6. The lower bolt 12 is inserted through an ordinary bolt-hole in the board 4 but the upper bolt 12 passes through the 1ongitudinally-curved slot 15. The diagonal brace 7 is secured to the beam by bolt 16 passing through a slot 17 at the front end of said brace and to the board 4 by the bolt 12, which passes through an eye 18 at the rear end of said brace, the latter being rendered fleXible for a purpose which will be referred to by a joint 19.

From the foregoing description it will be observed that by the clip 9 the hanger is longitudinally and transversely adjustable on the beam, the longitudinal adustment being obtained by sliding the clip on the beam, and the transverse adjustment being accomplished by moving the part 5 beneath the plate 11 when the nuts 10 are loosened. It will further be seen that the board 4 is vertically adjustable as a whole upon the depending arm 6 of the hanger by loosening the attaching-bolts, sliding to proper point, and tightening. It will be further seen that the angle of the boarda is adjustable at will by loosening the upper bolt 12 and swinging the board vertically upon the lower bolt as a pivot to any extent permitted by the slot 15. It will also be seen that the diagonal brace 7 is so constructed as to permit of all the above-mentioned adjustments without detracting any from its important function of sustaining the board longitudinally against strain imposed by dragging on the ground, or even by striking a stump, stone, or other obstruction.

As suggested by dotted lines in Fig. 2, the fender and attaching parts are readily reversible to carry the fender on either side.

By providing the fender with a cuttingedge, as shown in Fig. 3, it makes an excellent attachment for cutting runners from plants-such as strawberry vines, (to.

The parts of our invention are such as to be easily manufactured by any blacksmith without requiring special tools or anything more than ordinary skill. It is, moreover,very substantial and does not add very materially to the weight of the implement.

By the various adjustments of the position of the board the amount of earth thrown up upon the young plants may be regulated at will to a nicety;

Having thus fully described our invention, the following is What We claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A fender attachment comprising the hanger 5, having a pendent arm 6, the hangerplate 11, the clip 9, whereby the hanger and the hanger-plate are secured, the guard-board 4, the arm-plate 11, and the bolts 12 whereby the guard-board and arm-plate are secured to the arm; substantially as described.

2. A fender attachment comprising a hanger 5, having a pendent arm (5, means for securing the hanger, the guard-board 4c, the arm-plate 14, the bolts 12, whereby the guardboard and arm-plate are secured to the arm and the slotted diagonal jointedbrace 7, hav-- 

